"Congratulations to the Cleveland Cavaliers for winning the first overall pick in the 2003 draft!" Stern smiled as Cavaliers owner Gilbert beamed, clutching the icy envelope.
They got it!
The Chosen One!
Cleveland's glory!
America's top high school player!
A draft prospect compared to Magic Johnson and Dr. J!
The strongest rookie since Kobe!
He was mine!
From this day onward!
Cleveland would no longer be that backwater everyone looked down on.
We will build a dynasty!
An era of legends!
"Dad, we need to appoint a new general manager and head coach as soon as possible." Jimmy Buss looked thrilled.
"We need to prepare in advance for the draft and the offseason trades!"
"Among this year's playoff teams, the Lakers were closer to the Spurs than the Celtics were! We're only one step away from a championship!"
Finally!
He had finally waited for those two old men to retire.
He had finally waited until old Buss no longer had the energy to keep full control over the team.
Now, no one in the Lakers organization could stop him from taking control of the team.
Jimmy Buss was no longer young. He was already in his forties.
Under West, he had worked as a scout and an assistant. He had waited far too long, and he could not wait to take over the team!
"Hey, Jimmy. We need to find the right people, not rush into things." Jeanie Buss snorted.
How could she not know what Jimmy was thinking?
Jeanie had never thought much of her younger brother.
If the Lakers were ultimately handed over to that wasteful playboy, things would be disastrous in the future.
But old Buss was still more inclined to pass his team on to his son, which left Jeanie extremely dissatisfied.
"Jeanie! You should go